£24,721 to £26,705 per annum pro-rata, depending on skills and experience

Single Status Grade 9, Points 23 – 25

37 hours per week / 40 weeks per year (Term Time Only + 1 Week)

Permanent Contract

This role will mainly be based in Hastings.

The University of Brighton Academies Trust is made up of 15 academies across Sussex and is supported by a professional services team based in both Hastings and Brighton. The University of Brighton is the Trust’s sponsor and this close connection allows us to draw on the expertise of the university’s education experts and external contacts – something that greatly benefits our academies and their pupils.

The Trust requires an Attendance Manager to support and manage the existing Attendance Officers based in individual academies across East and West Sussex. This is a new role which will require strategy development and leadership in order to have a consistent approach to improving pupil attendance across the Trust.

Main purpose of post

In conjunction with senior leaders, to devise and implement attendance improvement strategies to achieve and maintain excellent levels of pupil attendance across all primary and secondary academies in the University of Brighton Academies Trust

To supervise and support Attendance Officers in the implementation of attendance improvement strategies in their academy, including proactively assisting parents to fulfil their legal responsibilities

To be responsible for the monitoring of attendance across all Trust academies, providing comprehensive analysis of data and information to the Trust’s Executive Team

The full role details can be found attached to this advert, or alternatively, you can find all the details on the vacancies page of our website.

To Apply

If you would like to join our team, then please download the support staff application form and equal opportunities form attached to this advert or from our website and send your completed forms by email via the button below.

To arrange a visit to our offices, or to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact the HR Department on 01424 711925.

Thank you for your interest.

Closing date: Monday 21st May 2018

Thank you for your interest and we look forward to receiving your application.

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